Top 25 Chinese Adjectives

Top 25 Chinese Adjectives

There are lots of Chinese adjectives that you can easily learn. Plus, Chinese adjectives sometimes from those in English in that they can be also used as verbs. Learning adjectives is one of the most important parts of studying any language. No worries! It’s just like English and not very difficult to learn.

Today, we’ve chosen the top 25 Chinese adjectives with the example sentences that are a good path to begin your Chinese. They’re commonly used and super easy to learn and write. So let’s take a look.

1. 忙 (máng)

“忙” is one of the Chinese adjectives and can be used to describe “busy.”

Examples:

你忙吗？(Nǐ máng ma?)

Are you busy?

我很忙。(Wǒ hěn máng.)

I am so busy.

2. 累 (lèi)

The Chinese adjective word “累” is used when you’re tired and in need of sleep or rest.

Examples:

你累吗？(Nǐ lèi ma?)

Are you tired?

我不太累。(Wǒ bù tài lèi.)

I am not too tired.

3. 好 (hǎo)

The word “好” literally means “good/fine” and most common word in Chinese.

Examples:

你好吗？(Nǐ hǎo ma?)

How are you?

我很好。 (Wǒ hěn hǎo.)

I am pretty good.

4. 好看 (hǎokàn)

“好看” means “good-looking” and you can be also used as someone’s physical attractiveness.

Examples:

我的房子很好看。(Wǒ de fángzi hěn hǎokàn.)

My house is good-looking.

他很好看。 (Tā hěn hǎokàn.)

He is good-looking.

5. 漂亮 (piàoliàng)

“漂亮” means “beautiful/elegant/pretty.”

Examples:

你姐姐很漂亮。(Nǐ jiějie hěn piàoliàng.)

Your older sister is really beautiful.

他有很多漂亮的照片。(Tā yǒu hěnduō piàoliàng de zhàopiàn.)

She has many beautiful pictures

6. 多 (duō)

The meaning of “多” is “many/more.” It can be always used with nouns.

Examples:

我有很多书。(Wǒ yǒu hěn duō shū.)

I have many books.

我没有很多照片。(Wǒ méiyǒu hěn duō zhàopiàn.)

I don’t have many pictures.

7. 可爱 (kěài)

It means “cute/lovely” and can be described as the characteristics of positive emotions and reflected in young or newborn, tender creatures or childlike things.

Examples:

他很可爱。 (Tā hěn kěài.)

She is cute.

他的狗很可爱。(Tā de gǒu hěn kěài.)

His dog is really cute.

8. 好吃 (hǎochī)

The meaning is “tasty/delicious” and that can be used as highly pleasant to the taste.

Examples:

我妈妈做的饭很好吃。( Wǒ māma zuò de fàn hěn hǎochī.)

The dish made from my mother is tasty.

中国菜很好吃。(Zhōngguó cài hěn hǎochī.)

Chinese food is tasty.

9. 少 (shǎo)

“少” means “few/a small number of”

Examples:

我们家书很少。(Wǒmen jiā shū hěn shǎo.)

We have very few books at home.

我们的照片很少。(Wǒmen de zhàopiàn hěn shǎo.)

We have very few photos.

10. 好玩儿 (hǎowán’er)

It means “interesting/fun/enjoyable.

Examples:

打篮球很好玩儿。(Dǎ lánqiú hěn hǎowánr.)

It’s fun to play basketball.

这个电脑游戏很好玩儿。(Zhège diànnǎo yóuxì hěn hǎowánr.)

This computer game is fun.

11. 无聊 (wúliáo)

“无聊” means “boring/bored” and it can also be described as a mental state of humanity.

The beach nearby my house is really famous, during the holidays there are frequently lots of people.

25. 长 (cháng)

The adjective “长” means “long.”

Examples:

那条路不长。(Nà tiáo lù bù cháng.)

That road is not long.

他学中文的时间很长。(Tā xué Zhōngwén de shíjiān hěn cháng.)

He studied Chinese for a long time.

These are some of the most common Chinese adjectives characters that are recommended for beginners looking to learn Mandarin. Make sure to follow up the trend and blend into conversations as you to learn Chinese language! Chinese language learning can be a long journey, start your journey right now by signing up for a free trial class to learn Mandarin online and read more of our blog about the Chinese language.